socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

In a huge shift, Zorik Gordon , the CEO and founder of Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , has resigned, the company said this morning, and the company has launched a search for a new CEO. According to ReachLocal, Gordon has resigned to "pursue other entrepreneurial opportunities". ReachLocal did not say what Gordon intends to do now.

ReachLocal 147

ReachLocal Woodland Hills Advertising Services 147

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

They were started in affiliation with IdeaLab and were the first-round lead in PayPal. Read more: HP Press Release , VentureBeat on P&L Sponsor Todd Bradley , TechCrunch follow-up. Online advertising platform for local businesses; ReachLocal reported over $203 million in revenue for 2009, compared to around $146 million in 2008.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

The focus of this post is Commission Junction, as we are just about to get started with them. I remember when they started in a building I once thought to lease for my 2nd company Push. These hits translate into conversions or sales for the advertiser and a commission is paid to the affiliate with CJ taking a piece of the pie.

Santa Barbara 106

Santa Barbara PPC Blogging Google 106

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Many of the Valley tech firms saw advertising as “beneath them&# and many VCs in the first boom encouraged people to focus on eyeballs rather than dollars. I talked to one startup CEO who told me, “you have young engineers who want to make $200,000 or more to work for me. eBay and others. You just don’t. Get over it.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313